Boost your Vocabulary. Travelling сollocations

 

Travelling
путешествовать по миру	to travel around the world	We are all thinking about quitting our jobs and travelling around the world.
скучать по дому	to feel / get homesick	You may feel the most homesick in the beginning, when you don't have many friends and are still adjusting to your new environment.
планировать / организовывать отпуск	to plan / arrange a holyday	The first thing to do when arranging a holiday is to decide on the destination.
иметь страховку	to have travel insurance	I always take out travel insurance for peace of mind.	take out – брать с собой
купить билет через Интернет	to buy a ticket online	Book and buy online your visit to Venice in an easy, safe and cheaper way!
отправляться в путешествие	to set off on a journey	When do you plan to set off on your journey?
отправиться в путь	to hit the road	Most people have already hit the road for their summer vacations.	to hit the road for vacations – укатить в отпуск
провожать	to see someone off	I went to the station to see my girlfriend off.
встречать	to meet someone	I'll meet you at the airport.
отправиться в плавание, круиз	to go on a cruise	My parents are going on a luxury cruise, 10 days sailing around the Mediterranean.
осматривать достопримечательности	to go sightseeing	When I become a pensioner, I would love to go sightseeing around Europe!
путешествовать автостопом по стране	to hitch-hike around the country	John wanted to go travelling, but he didn't have much money so he decided to hitch-hike around the UK.
поехать кататься на лыжах	to go skiing in (a country or region) / to go to (a country or region) to ski	I go skiing in France. I go to the Alps to ski.	"go skiing" at a city or resort, but still go to a city or resort to ski

поехать в горы	to go to the mountains	We go to the mountains for our winter holidays.
поехать на море	to go to the sea	We go to the sea for our summer holidays.
путешествовать на автомобиле / поезде / автобусе / самолете / велосипеде / пешком	to travel / go by car / train / bus / plane / bicycle / on foot	I prefer to travel by plane.
делать пересадку	to change	Where do I have to change?
лететь прямым рейсом	to have a direct flight	Are there any directs flights to New York?
купить билет в поезде / автобусе	to buy a ticket on the train / bus	Can I buy a ticket on the train / bus?
упаковывать вещи	to pack bags	Did you pack your bags yourself?
покупать билет в один / оба конца	to buy a single / return ticket	How much is a single / return ticket to London?
выходить, высаживаться	to get off	I’m getting off here.
поймать такси	to get a taxi	Do you know where I can get a taxi?
арендовать машину	to rent a car	How much will it cost to rent a car?
сесть в метро	to take the underground / tube / subway / metro	I took the tube to Trafalgar Square.	Underground / tube – BrE, Subway - AmE
садиться на поезд / в автобус	to get into a train / bus	Although I woke up late, I managed to get to the station on time and got into a train.	on time – вовремя, если речь шла о каком-то конкретном времени; in time – своевременно
опоздать на поезд / автобус / рейс	to miss a train / bus / flight	I left my house late this morning and missed the bus.
нуждаться в гостинице	to need a hotel	We need a hotel in the centre.
резервировать номер в гостинице по интернету	to book a hotel / room online	I've booked a room online, here is my reservation.

бронировать заранее	to make a reservation	I made a reservation for a double room.	Более официальный вариант
останавливаться в гостинице / в хостеле	to stay at a hotel / in a hostel	What hotel are we staying at?
стоить	to cost	Excuse me, how much does it cost?
в цену входит	the price include	What does the price include?
потеряться	to be lost	Excuse me, we are lost, could you tell us the way to the central station, please?
потерять что-либо	to lose something	I’ve lost my suitcase.
отправляться откуда- либо	to depart from	We depart from the central station at 5 p.m.
прибывать в город / место	to arrive in the city / at some place	What time do we arrive in Rome? We will arrive at the airport too early.	предлог in употребляется с городами, странами, at – с какими-либо местами (аэропорт, вокзал и т.п.)
лететь из … в …	to fly from … to ….	We are flying from Bristol to Dublin on British Airways.
регистрироваться	to check in	You need to check in as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport.	Глагол используется как в случае регистрации в гостинице, так и в аэропорту
синдром смены часовых поясов	to have jetlag	I slept a long time because I had jetlag.
водить машину очень медленно и совершать неожиданные маневры	to be a Sunday driver	That man is a real Sunday driver, let’s change lanes.	to change lanes – перестроиться в другой ряд
любой рейс, вылетающий поздно ночью	to have a red-eye flight	I’m completely exhausted, I had a red-eye flight.

 

Travelling
Любить путешествовать	To be fond of / to enjoy / to be keen on travelling	Nearly all maniacs in American movies are fond of travelling by car.
Иметь недостатки	To have some drawbacks / disadvantages	Free trips never have drawbacks.
Согласно расписанию	According to the timetable / schedule	According to the timetable, our ship is to leave at ten minutes past three.	Be to – модальный глагол, выражает выполнение действия согласно расписанию.
Заказать билеты заранее	To book / reserve tickets in advance	Have you booked tickets on a match in advance?
Сколько это стоит?	How much does it cost?	There’re two most common questions in a sex-shop: “what’s this?” and “how much does this cost?”.
Пойти в билетную кассу	Go to a booking office	Let’s go to the booking office. I like the ticket-seller.
Купить билет в оба конца	To buy a return / round trip ticket	To be sure that you come home alive, you should buy a return trip ticket.
Купить билет на верхнюю / нижнюю полку	To buy an upper-berth / lower-berth ticket	If you suffer from urinary incontinence you shouldn’t buy an upper-berth ticket.	Should – модальный глагол, выражает совет.
Давать / получить сдачи десять гривен	To give / get ten grivnas' change	Never irritate saleswomen. They can give you a hundred grivnas’ change in coins.
Отменить бронь	To cancel a reservation	He’ll cancel the reservation when he finds out who’ll be his fellow-passenger.	После “when” и “if” при обозначении условия или цели употребляется Present Simple.
Сколько стоит проезд до…?	What’s the fare to…	What’s the fare to…?
Все билеты проданы.	The tickets are sold out.	All the tickets on M. Farmer’s concert were sold in advance.

Железнодорожная станция находится на окраине города.	The train station is in the outskirts of the town / city.		A town – небольшой город; A city – крупный город.
Объявить поезд	To announce the train	The train was announced a minute before departure.
Услышать объявление поезда по громкоговорителю	To hear the loudspeaker to call one’s train	Sometimes, when railway stations are overcrowded, it’s nearly to impossible to hear the loudspeaker to call your train.
Отправляться вовремя	To leave on the dot / on time	She was sure to fall behind the train as it always left on time.
Отправиться с платформы …	To leave from platform …	Shapocklyak left from platform 2 with a cake full of lit dynamite. Her trip was going to be a firework.
Ждать отправления	To wait for departure	Don’t wait for departure. The train driver plays cricket.
Опаздывать	To be / fall behind the schedule	Surgeons are never behind the schedule. Otherwise they have nobody to cure.
Поезд опаздывает	The train is late / delayed / overdue	A train is never late to Moscow.
Это займет у тебя…	It takes you…	It takes you 45 minutes to get to the centre of the city.
На обратном пути	On the way back	On the way back he visited the Irish pub.
Пойти в пункт первой медицинской помощи	To go to the first aid station	If a person has damaged his head with an ax, he/she should go to the first aid station.
Пройти таможенный контроль	To pass through the customs check	You’ll have to pass through the customs check. So don’t take coke with you.
Объездить	To get around	Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout got around the world in 80 days.
Приехать на / в	To arrive at / in	Hercule Poirot was upset as he arrived in Rhodus to have a rest, but it was far from it.	at – small place (a town, a station); in – big (a city)
Сдать багаж на хранение	Leave one's luggage in the cloakroom / checkroom	You should always leave your luggage in the cloakroom, other people should also wear something.

Купить путевку	To buy a package tour	If you love your mother-in-law, buy a package tour for her.
Купить билет в купейном / плацкартном вагоне	To buy a ticket in a sleeping car / Pullman car	If a person has never bought a ticket in a Pullman car, he isn’t a real tourist.
Прервать путешествие	To break the journey	Mary has to break the journey, because…
Остановиться на ночь	To stop for the night	If you stopped for the night in the field and having had a cat nap can see the stars, it means that somebody has stolen your tent.	A cat nap – a short sleep (usually, taken during the day)
Поехать в командировку	To have a business trip	Having known his mother-in- law is coming soon, he decided to have a business trip.
Путешествовать на поезде / корабле / машине	To travel by train / ship / car	He has claustrophobia, that’s why he’s never travelled by train.
Поехать в путешествие	To make a journey / go on a journey	Having robbed the bank they decided to make a journey.
Отправиться в путешествие по тур. путевке	To set off for package tour / holiday tour	Mrs. Cohere is fond of her son- in-law as he gives her an opportunity to set off for package tour twice a year.
Собрать вещи	To pack one’s things	“I leave you”, said the wife and packed her husband’s things.
Провожать кого-то	To see smb. Off	Mike was glad to see his mother-in-law to the railway station.
Встречать кого-то	To meet smb.	Elfs forgot to meet Santa Claus from Las-Vegas, as he lost all their annual salary.
Пересесть	To change one’s place	If you always change your place in a bus, goblins’ll never catch you.
Уплыть	To sail
Послать воздушный поцелуй	To wave / blow a kiss	I blowed her a kiss, but it was so heavy, that it killed her.
Иметь попутчиков	To have fellow-passengers	It’s a luck to have good fellow- passengers, especially if they have lots of food and beverages.

Нам с Вами по пути!	I go Your way!	I go your way, say the priest to the hooker.
Нам с Вами не по пути.	We are going different ways.
Счастливого пути!	Happy / good / pleasant journey! Bon voyage!
Плохо переносить дорогу	To travelsick	Red Riding Hood travelsicked on her way to granny.
Стоять в очереди за билетами	To queue for a ticket	I like queuing for tickets, as I can observe lots of freaks.
Оплатить билет за багаж (сверх нормы)	To pay (excess) luggage fee	You should pay your luggage fee not to be just luggage free.
Предъявить билеты	To show / produce tickets	If you’re not a rabbit, produce your ticket.	To show – разговорный вариант, to produce – официальный.
Успеть на поезд / корабль	To catch the train / the ship	She didn’t catch the train as 7 dwarfs decided she was their Snow White and filched her into their cave.
Спросить в бюро находок	To ask at the lost-property office	If you’ve lost your husband on the platform, ask about him at the lost-property office.
Пройти в зал ожидания	To go to the waiting-room / departure lounge	After buying tickets they went to the waiting room.
Путешествовать налегке	To travel light	Women never travel light as they have lots to take with.
Сдать багаж	Hand the luggage / baggage	You should hand your luggage.	Luggage – British English, baggage – American English.
Получить багаж	Get the luggage	He couldn’t get his luggage as he was armless.
Сесть на поезд / корабль	To get on board the train / the ship; to board the train / ship	“Get on board”, she said and took off her jeans.
Сойти с поезда / корабля	To get off the train / ship	It was a bad idea to get off the train on the run.
Сидеть по ходу поезда	To face the engine	She faced the engine for flirting with a ticket collector.
Плохо / хорошо переносить морскую качку	To be a poor / good sailor	Mumu was a poor sailor.

Страдать от морской болезни	To be sea sick / suffer from sea-sickness	The captain of Titanic suffered from sea-sickness, that’s why the ship was drowned.
Сидеть против движения поезда	To have a seat with one’s back to the Engine	I had a seat with her back to the engine.
Обедать в вагоне- ресторане	To dine in the buffet-car	Only brave and courageous people can try their luck and dine in the buffet-car.	Buffet – [ˈbʊfeɪ]
Нести вещи	To carry things	The most responsible duty of each husband is to carry his wife’s things.
Спросить капитана / помощника капитана / лоцмана / боцмана / матроса о…	To ask the captain / mate / pilot / boatswain / sailor about…	Mrs. Calmness asked the captain in what time the ship will sink.
Обратиться к проводнику	To address to a ticket collector (guard-attendant)	If you have some problems with your lining or fellow- passengers, you should address to the ticket-collector.	To address to – официальная лексика, to ask – разговорный вариант
Остановиться на автозаправке	To stop at the gas station / petrol station	Mr. Fire decided to stop at the gas station to put petrol in his car, and it was his last freaky idea.
Заехать на автосервис	To stop at the repair shop	4 of his wheels were pierced, so he had to stop at the repair shop.	Have to – модальный глагол, выражает обязанность или необходимость
Заправить машину	To put petrol in a car	Never smoke while putting petrol in your car.
Нанять машину	To rent / hire a car	To go hiking we decided to hire a car.
Расходовать литр на 10 км	To do 10 km to a litre	You’re lucky beggar if your car does 20 km to a litre.	Km – kilometer
Остановиться на обочине	Stop at the side of the road	They stopped at the side of the road to admire the beauty of landscape.
Ехать по короткому / длинному пути, чтобы добраться куда-л.	To follow a quicker / longer way to get somewhere	Sweethearts always follow a longer way to get to their home.
Сесть в машину	To get in a car	As soon as she got into her car, she remembered, she hadn’t switched of the heater and the water.

Выйти из машины	To get out of a car	If your car stucks on the railways and a train is near, you’d better get out of it.	Would better do (‘d better) – лучше бы…
Попасть в пробку	To be stuck in traffic jam	When a woman is stuck in traffic jam she has lots to do, at least to colour her nails and dry them.
Пристегнуть ремни	To fasten one’s seatbelts	“You should fasten your seatbelts on”, said the Mask.
Слушать музыку, чтобы скоротать время	To listen to music to pass the time	Being on a date she was listening to music to pass the time.
Ждать с нетерпением (того, чтобы полежать на пляже)	To look forward to doing smth. (to lying on the beach)	She is looking forward to going home and having a bath with champagne.
Заблудиться	To get lost	It’s very pleasant to get lost with a gorgeous woman.
Фотографировать	To take pictures / to make photos	Mike was arrested as he liked to make photos of his girlfriends.
	Jump ship	Another advertising agency offered him $1000 to jump ship.	If you jump ship, you leave a job or activity suddenly before it is finished, especially to go and work for someone else.
	Wheels fall off	The wheels fell off her career when she started taking drugs and cancelling concerts.	When a situation gets out of control and everything starts to go wrong, the wheels fall off.
	Fifth wheel	Everyone seemed to have a specific role except me. I felt like a fifth wheel.	This expression refers to a person who find themselves in a situation where their presence is unnecessary and as a result they feel useless.
	Asleep at the wheel	When the firemen arrived too late at the scene, the night watchman was accused of being asleep at the wheel.	If you say that someone is asleep at the wheel, you mean that they are not sufficiently attentive, especially at a critical moment when vigilance is required.

	Ships that pass in the night	The two men met one, like ships that pass in the night, and never met again.	This expression refers to people who meet briefly and are not likely to meet again.
	Sail through	The English test was no problem for Pedro. He sailed through it.	If you sail through something, for example a test or an exam, you succeed in doing it without difficulty.
	Paddle one's own canoe	He decided to paddle his own canoe and set up his own business.	If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to do without help or interference from anyone.
	Have something will travel	Have teaching qualification will travel!	(humorous) Something that you say which means you have the skills or equipment that are necessary to do a particular activity and you are ready to do it anywhere.
	Travel broadens the mind.	I never realized how well-off most Americans are until I visited India.	When you travel, you learn things about the people and places you see.
	It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.	You should concentrate on enjoying high school instead. It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.	You should enjoy the process of doing something, rather than anticipate the result of doing it.
	Ship has come in		Something very good has happened.
	That ship has sailed		A particular opportunity has passed.
	On yer bike!	He said "On yer bike" when I asked him for more money.	An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
	To be in the same boat.	She's always complaining that she has too much work, but we're all in the same boat.	To be in the same situation (usually unpleasant) as other people.

	To have a face like the back end of a bus	Quasimodo has a face like the back end of a bus, but he is really nice.	To be really ugly.
	Take flight	The children took flight when they say the farmer.	To run away.
	Top flight	David Beckham is a top flight footballer.	To be at the highest level in a job or sport.
	Any port in a storm	I didn't want to stay with my mother, but any port in a storm.	If you are in a difficult situation you will go anywhere for help.
	Shape up or ship out.		Said to tell someone that they must improve their performance or behaviour or they will have to leave.
Быть тем, что нужно	To be just the ticket.	If you want to improve your English, this website is just the ticket.	Used to describe that something is exactly what is needed.
	Train of thought	He was trying to explain how the budget would help to end the recession, but I couldn't follow his train of thought.
Зарабатывать деньги легким и нечестным способом (легкая нажива)	To get on the gravy train	I wouldn't trust him if I were you, he is always trying to get on the gravy train.	To attempt to make money quickly, easily, and often dishonestly.
	Ride the gravy train		To live in ease or luxury